Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 104 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
12. 12.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
17. 17.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a skateboard (d) a wind-up toy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
22. 22.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
23. 23.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
24. 24.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a factory robot arm
27. 27.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
29. 29.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
32. 32.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
34. 34.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wind-up toy
37. 37.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a ceiling fan

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